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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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well i feel my car finally starting to break in..it accelerates a lot quicker now..only prob is the stick shift sticks but hopefully that isnt a problem and is just normal, our cars take 5w-20 correct? and i want to put some good oil in it i will be doing oil changes my self i was thinking maybe going full synthetic but i dont know much about oil...
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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i just did my oil change today actually.

Quake State full synthetic 5w20.
its all i ever use.
oh, and a good filter too. i use a quaker state filter, but a Fram is good too.

the oil i use it about $9 for a 1L bottle, and our cars use 4.3L ishof oil. its expensive, but hey, its the same oil that Ferrari uses in they're cars, and its what they recommend. haha
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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...tht better make my 3 drive like a dam ferrari.....if it doesnt improve anything then most likely i will not buy it. My max is 40$ on the big bottle of oil that has like 5-6 quarts in it i think.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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well synthetic oil increases gas mileage, lubrication, and reduces sludge.

i went from 300km's/tank (before my first oil change) to 400+kms/tank after it.
so in the end, spending the extra ~$30 every 4 months kinda balances out.
plus i drive the **** out of my car most of the time, so it gives me some peace of mind.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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oh, you can do semi synthetic oil too.
it'll be a bit cheaper than full synthetic
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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well 30$ doesn't sound bad and i also drive the sht out my car only had it for 2 weeks already at 1000 miles. Would semi synthetic increase my gas milage
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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...nice, those links deff helped me out thanks man. one more question though when exactly is my break in time for the car? just want to make sure even though i can feel the car breaking in.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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I wouldn't change over right away, 2.0. There is no specified break-in period listed in the manual, but running her to 15k miles can't hurt. Better to be sure she's completely broken in before converting to full synthetic.
I was a nearly 20k before I went full synth, and I drive the Sh*t out of mine too, as traffic allows, that is. I had 120K on my Honda before converting.
You wanna make sure the rings and cylinders have worn in together for the best fit.That's the biggie as I understand it.
It's been suggested, one that I myself have taken seriously (see my outdated sig,) to stay away from the current Moble1... that they've switched to a much cheaper and less effective base to create their synth oil from. I don't want to take that chance.

 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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if there is no break in period does that mean i have to drive nicely till around 15k or so ...im getting impatient i want to race my friends old beemer dammit!! lol i havn't reved higher than 5 k and i have 1000 miles on it now.
 
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